This Fartlek Will Get You Race Day Ready | Workout Of The Month

Every month we bring you a workout you can try at home. This one is perfect for getting you race day ready.

Join Sarah as she heads out for a fartlek session, focussed on combining speed and endurance to make you faster over longer distances.

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00:00 Intro
00:38 Warm up
01:00 Workout
06:30 Cool down


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[runningchannel]

What’s your favourite running workout? Are you going to give this one a go?

[FAARHAAN]

I started running in Aug-2022, was totally new to running, watched and followed many of your tips, and guess what last week did my first 5k in 34:23 and you have no idea how happy I am 😀. Now my confidence is so high, I think I can fly by just Running ;-)
Every Tuesday is my Interval Training day and luckily today is Tuesday, definitely doing Fartlet today, will give you feedback after today's run.

[chrisdtgordon]

I knew what fartleks were, but I always treated them as picking random distances and speeds on the fly.
I’m going to try this workout tomorrow. Thanks for the video!

[Ckblab]

I’ve heard of fartlek training but never consciously incorporated it into my running, but this explanation was great and I will for sure be integrating it into my runs! Great job Sarah and TRC crew!

[adamleckius]

Lovely, might try this tomorrow! We Swedes haven't exported many loanwords, but I'm glad fartlek is one of them :D

[colincoleman]

That looks like a good workout, Sarah.
I knew about Fartlek and used it a few times before seeing this video.
Recently I've been running progressive mile paces for 5k's and even managed a progressive 6 mile run which was really tough.
There's a challenge for the channel presenters, how many miles or km's can you run, where each mile/km is quicker than the last.

[Quepali]

This is my primary way of running. Where I live it is hard to find a route with no hard hills, so I do hard efforts up hills, and recover pace to the next hill. I'm working on some badass hills this autumn, building up my strength and breath. 4 uphills, short flats in between, no downhills before the top. Feels like improvement after every run up those hills, but still have some work to do to manage to run them all with no walking in between.

[akt]

Yes, I know about Fartlek and been implementing in my training. But I just came in to watch to learn something new perhaps I did and also just because I enjoy watching running channels content.

[jassaljs]

My God! My daughter has a Diwali party happening with her friends and neighbours dropping in! And here I am secretly seeing this session 🫢 Just shows my commitment to your channel 🤗

[rebeccametcalf]

I really like fartleks. I'm not big on intervals or fast running usually, so fartleks are the only time I really mix my pace up. I enjoy them a lot more than just sprinting then walking to recover that most interval session want you to do.

[davidsalinas]

You are always fun to watch. Yes I knew what Farlek meant.

[Bellamud]

It’s been 15 years since I done fartlex training! Pre season football training! Something I must try again

[philgibbs]

I think I have misunderstood Fartlek for 15 years! What a great guide and session.

[MarkMaxwell-author]

I have used Fartlek for many years, but I like the formal time based structure in this video which is new. My version is always 100% freestyle, of course warm up at the beginning, then use visual markers as goals, so race to the tree, jog to the lamp post after that, then sprint to the rock wall, jog to where the trail crosses the road, etc. Farek is fun and a great way to make shorter runs more focused and sprinkled in on long runs to add more intensity. Thanks for sharing!

[rustybarnet]

Great video. I’ve just done the Great South Run which I trained for with the help of you guys at TRC from barely doing any exercise at all back in April.

Now well and truly been bitten by the running bug and am looking to see how I can get faster for my next challenge!

P.S. I’d heard fartleks being mentioned in other TRC videos previously, but aside from thinking it was a hilarious word I didn’t really know what they were…

[Marktburgess]

Really awesome Sarah. Might wel do this tomorrow morning!

[jason.rams]

Fartlek workouts helped build speed for my first 5K. I definitely like fartlek workouts because they are easier on the mind and the miles just tik off.

[MattWallerSuperFunTime]

This is what I've been waiting for 🙂 fantastic video

[JuanSanchez-zbdw]

I did know what fartlek is, but your session is very disciplined! I usually use land marks or "events" and keep it more random and unpredictible... hard until the next car comes by, moderate to the big tree and such... nice work, love your vids...

[timeonfeet]

Love a bit of fartlek training. Only started doing it recently but it can really help mix up the speed work and make it a bit funner 😃